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Iraq demands the withdrawal of Iranian troops it says have crossed into Iraqi territory and taken control of an oil well.
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Doctors in Brazil remove four needles from critical organs of a boy said to have been subjected to black magic.
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Bad times for pigeon lovers in Bangladesh
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Polish police use a sniffer dog in a bid to find thieves who took the infamous Arbeit Macht Frei sign from Auschwitz.
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A US jury awards $100m (£62m) in damages to ten workers who said a leak at a BP oil refinery had made them sick.
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Key states reach a deal they describe as a first step in tackling climate change, amid warnings it does not go far enough.
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A US court accuses three Africans of plotting to traffic cocaine across the Sahara in order to fund al-Qaeda.
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Citizens of Serbia, Macedonia and Montenegro can now travel visa-free to all countries that have signed the Schengen Agreement.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai presents his cabinet nominees to parliament, amid close Western scrutiny over corruption.
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Delegates at the climate summit in Copenhagen struggle to rescue a US-brokered agreement during an extended final session.
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Lebanese PM Saad Hariri is to hold talks in Damascus for the first time since his anti-Syrian coalition came to power in 2005.
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Niger delta militants say they have attacked an oil pipeline, putting a two-month truce with Nigeria's government in doubt.
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Humphrey Hawksley reports on how port makers in the northern vineyards of Portugal hope an image change will attract younger drinkers to the fortified wine.
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Will Ross reports on the simmering tensions in a southern Sudanese town after a year where more than 2,000 people died in tribal clashes in the country.
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Tonga's 150-year-old monarchy is about to diminish as a democratically elected parliament takes over, as John Pickford reports.
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A strong earthquake rocks parts of Taiwan, rattling buildings in Taipei, although no serious casualties are reported yet.
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A strong earthquake rocks parts of Taiwan, rattling buildings in Taipei, although no serious casualties are reported yet.
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England, chasing an unlikely 364 to win, lose captain Andrew Strauss before close on day four of the first Test.
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Iran's prosecutors charge three officials with killing three people at a detention centre after June's disputed elections.
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Hashim Amla's century puts South Africa in control of the first Test against South Africa at Centurion as England close on 11-1.
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says a US-backed climate deal is a good beginning, but critics dismiss it as a failure.
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Pakistan's government says it will not resign following a ruling quashing an amnesty for politicians facing graft charges.
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